FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7 ): 106-108.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-200907024

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Study on Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extract from Phyllanthus emblica L. Fruits

TANG Chun-hong1 CHEN Gang1,2 CHEN Dong-mei1 XIN Hong-wei1 GAO Lun-jiang1,2   

  1. (1. College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Natural and Health Food Research Institute, Chongqing Technology and
    Business University, Chongqing 400067, China 2.College of Food Sicence, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China)
  • Received:2008-12-31 Online:2009-04-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: TANG Chun-hong1 E-mail:023tch@163.com

Abstract:

This study investigated the antimicrobial spectrum and activities of 70% ethanol extract of Phyllanthus emblica L. fruits. The results indicated that the extract shows little antimicrobial activity against tested mold, but it has certain antimicrobial activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a MIC of  8.0%, and presents strong antimicrobial activities against Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus proteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis in turn with MICs of 2.0%, 2.0%, 2.0%, 4.0%, and 4.0%, respectively.

Key words: crude extract from Phyllanthus emblica L. fruits, antimicrobial spectrum, antimicrobial activity

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